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English-Bemba Dictionary – Free Sample Downloads

  The dictionary has now been published on Smashwords.com. You can download a free sample to read offline on your PC, phone, tablet or ereader. Please leave your comments about the dictionary below or on Smashwords.com English-Bemba Dictionary by John Sendama Dr. $2.99 from Smashwords.com Bemba is one of Zambia's 72 languages. It is also the…

Fried Fish in Masala Sauce

  FRIED FISH IN MASALA SAUCE   This is a simple and appetizing dish. Ingredients: 1 big fish (Bream) 1 bib tomato 1 medium onion Salt to taste ½ teaspoon masala ½ teaspoon red chili powder 2 tablespoons bread flour 2 tablespoons cooking oil White pepper Garlic paste METHOD Clean the fish Remove the gills Cut slits on…

2012 Writing Competition Entry

Not One But Everyone DEDICATION TO PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING POSITIVELY ALL OVER THE WORLD. Written by Thomson Ng'ambi James, my father, is the Coordinator for HOPE FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL. It is an NGO based in Lusaka and headquarters is located in the USA. My father is sponsored by the UNO and well-wishers worldwide. Friend:…

Meeting with a Zambian Herbalist

Editor’s Note When you drink a cup of tea do you consider yourself to be drinking a herb? Some people are vehemently opposed to the use of herbs, yet they will happily drink a cup of tea. (Tea is “…..prepared by pouring boiling water over the cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant” – Wikipedia). This…

Wild Eggplant (Impwa – Bemba)

Photo: SheKnows.com   Ingredients: 250 grams Impwa (wild egg plants) 2 medium tomatoes 1 medium onion 200mls cooking oil Salt to taste ½ teacup water   METHOD   Wash the Impwa or wild egg plants thoroughly. Cut them in halves. Put cooking oil on to a pan on low heat. You can use a brazier…

Business Seminar Review

The men of honour, is a group of Christian businessmen who are mostly members of the Maranatha (PAOG) church. The men of honour have been organizing annual business seminars since 2003 at which various topics on wealth creation are usually discussed. The Men of Honour organized their 9th Annual business seminar on the 7th of…

Kitwe Monuments – Mposa mabwe Statue

The story behind Kitwe's Mposa Mabwe Statue On Kitwe’s Matuka Avenue and in the middle of the road, between Chermopharm chemists and Mama Africa shop, there is a real human size stone throwing statue commonly known as Mposa mabwe (“stone thrower”) by the local people of Kitwe.  One may ask why the statue was erected…

Peanut Buttered Fresh Sweet Potatoes

Photo by Llez ANOTHER NUTRITIOUS ZAMBIAN MEAL. You will need: 1 kg fresh sweet potatoes Pinch of salt Peanut butter (homemade) 1 kg This makes 5 servings   METHOD Wash the sweet potatoes in clean water. Put water in a bowl Peel the sweet potatoes and soak them in water for 5 minutes Cut them…